Territory



(No Model.)

G. W. ANSLEY 8v 0. J. SOHENOK.

COMBINATION TOOL FOR CARPENTERS USE.

No. 414,875. Patented Nov. 12, 1889.

ilNiTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE \V. ANSLEY AND CHARLES J. SOHENOK, OF MEDICAL LAKE, \VASHINGTON TERRITORY.

COMBINATION-TOOL FOR CARPENTERS USE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 414,875, dated November 12, 1.889.-

"Application filed March 13, 1889. Serial No. 303,077- (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, GEORGE WV. ANSLEY and CHARLES J. ScHENcK, citizensof the United States, residing at Medical Lake, in, the county of Spokane and Territory of: Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-Tools for Carpenters Use; and we do declare the] following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it ap-g pertains to make and use the same, refer-; ence being had to the accompanying draw-f ings, and to the letters and figures of refer-f ence marked thereon, which form a part of? this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in combination-tools for carpenters use; and the same consists in the peculiar construction and the novel combina-,

all as more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then specifically defined in the appended claims.

-The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, forma part of this specification, like letters of reference indicating like parts throughout the several views, and in which drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device as it appears when in condition for use as a compass. Fig. 2 is a like view of the device in which the parts are shown as adjusted to form a double marking-gage. Fig; 3 is a longitudinal central section through the instrument, the-parts being in the position indicated in Fig. 2. Fig. 4-is a top plan of the same when used as a'compass. Figs. 5 and 6 are details more fully hereinafter referred to.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings, A designates the head or body of the device, whichis made, preferably, in a single casting and of the form shown, and is provided with the central opening B for the 1 passage of' the metallic tube B 0 is a small marking-wheel, which is loosely sleeved upon the upper end of the tube B and is prevented from longitudinal displacement by the raised or thickened portion a of the tube upon the under side of the wheel and by the flanged end a of the tube, which bears loosely against the upper face of the Wheel; The tube B is made adjustable lougitudinally within the opening B by means of the set-screw D, which is passed horizontally through the body Ainto the slot D in the tube, the end of the said screw bearing against the inner rod and pressing said rod against the rear side of the tube.

E is a steel rod fitted loosely within the tube B This rod is sharpened at its lower end,

'and when in the position in which itis shown in Fig. 1 it serves as one of the arms of the compass. The opposite end of the said rod E is provided with the rotatable marking-wheel C,which Wheel is provided with anotched or serrated periphery, and is in all respects similar to the marking-wheel 0 upon' the tube B The rod E is made adj ustable within the tube B by means of the set-screw I), the point of which screw, after passing through the slot D bears against the face of the rod. .The outer face both of the rod and of the tube are provided with graduated scales, as shown, for use in regulating their longitudinaladjustment, as will be readily understood.

. vertical slot 0, formed in the extension A of the casting A, and F is a short supplemental arm pivoted at its upper end within the slot 0 a short distance above the pivotal point of the arm F. This short arm F is provided at its lower end with a band or ring F ,-which is cast integral with the arm and is adapted to loosely encircle the arm F of the compass.

- G is a set-screw,'which is passed through a screw-threaded opening in the arm F at a point adjacent to its lower end, said screw being adapted, when in position, to bear against the outer face of the arm F. By this arrangement it will be seen that by loosening the screw G the arm F is allowed to turn freely upon its pivot, thus permitting its ready adjustment. It will also be seen that said arm F may be secured in its adjusted position by tightening the screw G, andthus preventing the movement of the arm F through the loop F H is a notch or groove formed in the extension A at a point adjacent to the pivotal point of the supplemental arm F, which notch is coincident with the notch II, formed upon said arm F, when the said arm is turned upon its pivot so as to occupy a position parallel with the main arm of the compass. This notch, is intended for use in cutting wires, the operation being as follows: The adjustable arm of the compass having been moved toward the main arm so as to be parallel therewith, and the notches ll and 11' thus made coincident, the wire to be cut is placed within said notch, when it will be readily seen that by moving the arm F outward the wire willbecut within the notch.

The operation of the device when used as a marking-gage is as follows: The adjustable arm of. the compass is first arranged parallel with the fixed arm and the set-screw D is relaxed, thus releasing the rod E, which is moved longitudinally so as to project beyond the head of the tool a suificient distance, the same depending upon the distance from the edge of the board at which it is proposed to mark the same. It will be readily seen that the posi-- tion of the rod E may be readily determined by referring to the graduated scale marked thereon, and the proper adjustment having been made the same is retained in its adjusted position by tightening the set-screw D. \Vheu two parallel marks are to be made, the rod E is first adjusted so that the marking-wheel upon its end will bea sufiicient distance from the head of the tool to mark the line farthest from the edge of the board, and the tube B is then adj usted so as to cause its wheel O to mark the second line. The marking-Wheels having thus been properly adjusted, they are secured against possibledisplacement by tightening the screw D? The marking-tool is used in the manner in which like tools are used, the same being moved along the edge of the board to be marked, the upper end of the casting A bearing against the edge of the board and serving as a guide for the tool, as will be readily understood.

I is a recess or chamber formed within the upper end of the casting A, which chamber serves to receive the marking-wheels O and 0 when the marking device is not in use.

What we claim as new is- 1. In a combination-tool, the combination, with the body A, formed with central opcning, of the tube Working in said opening, the rod fitted within said tube and sharpened at its lower end,the markers on said tube and red, the adjustable leg F, and the set-screw adapted to hold the rod and tube in their adjusted positions, substantially as described.

2. The combinatiomwith the head A, formed with central opening, of the tube adjustable longitudinally within saidopening and formed with longitudinal slot,-the rod within said tube, the markers on said tube and rod, and the set-screw with its end passed through the slot in the tube and bearing against the rod, substantially as and forthe purpose speciliol.

3. In a combination-tool, the combination, with a head A, formed with central opening, of the tube fitted loosely within said opening and carrying at one end a rotatable markingwheel, the rod fitted Within said tube, sharpened at one end and at the other carrying a rotatable marking-wheel, the adjustable leg F, and the set-screw at right angles to said tube and rod to hold the same in their adjusted positions, substantially as shown and described.

4:. The combination, with thchead A, of the tube graduated as shown and adjustable Within the head, the rod graduated and adj ustable within the tube, the rotatable marking-wheel on the end of the tube, the rotatable marking-wheel on the end of the rod, and the set-screw for holding the tube or red in their adjusted positions, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. ANSLEY. CHARLES J. SCIIENCK.

\Vitnesses:

FRANK ANSLEY, JOHN TATE. 

